Perks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Perks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Perks family

Profession Census Frequency
School 476
None 37
Labourer 32
Coal Miner Hewer 28
General Labourer 25
Private Means 22
General Servant (domestic) 20
Clerk 19
Laundress 18
Dressmaker 18
Farm Labourer 18
At Home 17
Domestic Servant 17
At School 13
Scholar 13
Farmer 12
Carpenter 11
House Wife 11
Housekeeper 11
Shop Assistant 11
Bricklayer 10
Home 10
Dress Maker 9
Labourer General 9
Railway Clerk 9

Perks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Parkes 67% 36,814
2 Perks 100% 21,748
3 Parks 80% 21,089
4 Purkis 67% 5,080
5 Perkes 83% 2,256
6 Purkes 67% 854
7 Perkis 83% 650
8 Parkis 67% 550
9 Purkess 57% 400
10 Pearks 83% 260
11 Porks 80% 235
12 Pearkes 71% 125
13 Pirks 80% 100

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The surname Perks is the 2nd most popular variant of Parkes.

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